Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diffused; p. pr. & vb. n. Diffusing.]

[L. diffusus, p. p. of diffundere to pour out, to diffuse; dif- = dis- + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.]

To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to diffuse information.

Thence diffuse His good to worlds and ages infinite. --Milton.

We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized nations. --Whewell.

Syn: To expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse; publish; proclaim.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, v. i. To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, a. [L. diffusus, p. p.]

Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full; esp., of style, opposed to concise or terse; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer.

A diffuse and various knowledge of divine and human things. --Milton.

Syn: Prolix; verbose; wide; copious; full. See Prolix.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)